Photoinduced absorption change in germanosilicate preforms: Evidence for the color-center model of photosensitivity

Applied Optics

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 1995, Pages 3436-3440

  Dong, L ^a   Archambault, J L ^a   Reekie, L ^a   Russell, P St J ^a   Payne, D N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84975648078     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.34.003436     Document Type: Article

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